"At the time it was very difficult for people to see me as a woman, or sexy, or beautiful," she told The Times. "I was just the Winter's Bone wilderness-type girl. And so I did the Esquire shoot and it was a good career move."

Lawrence added that she has no qualms about flaunting her sexuality, as her career always comes first.

"I never put myself out there and said, 'Yes, I'm going to fight for women's rights and be a feminist'," she said. "Yes, I love women, but I'm also an actor. And if my career is suffering because of something I'm going to fix it."